Joe Simpson tried to time the news of daughter Ashlee‘s divorce from rocker Pete Wentz to coincide with Lindsay Lohan‘s court appearance, hoping Ashlee’s breakup would get lost in the Lohan headlines. A source told us, “He decided Ashlee’s divorce filing should happen on the same day as Lindsay going to court to bury the news. But it backfired because Lindsay going to court is, these days, as much a surprise as the sun rising in the morning.” Simpson, who has a son, Bronx, 2, with Wentz, filed for divorce this month because sources said she tired of his rock-star ways. One source said, “Ashlee has been unhappy for a while. Pete continued living the life of a rock star, hanging out late, going to clubs, posing for the paparazzi . . . She wants her life and her career back.” A rep for Ashlee had no comment.